Negotiating with Your Ex: How to Settle Divorce Issues in California: Foundations for Productive Negotiation of Property, Parenting Time, Child Support & Spousal Support

Over 80% of divorces are resolved by negotiation and settlement, not court trial. Written for California audiences by a professor of conflict resolution and mediator of over 25 years, Negotiating with Your Ex will enable you to resolve the issues yourself by negotiated settlement, potentially a saving you years of continuing conflict, hassle and expense. If you’re just looking for some direction in identifying the issues and getting them settled, Dr. Watkins provides step-by-step guides. If the relationship with your ex is more acrimonious or the or settlement seems impossible, Negotiating with Your Ex provides you with techniques and strategies to help you deal more effectively with them. You’ll learn why some issues are more difficult than others and ways of handling them. You’ll learn why some people are more difficult to negotiate with and ways of handling them. If your Ex (or your Ex’s lawyer) is unreasonable, you’ll learn methods of gaining their agreement to your reasonable settlement offers. If ultimately negotiations fail, Dr. Watkins offers resources to help you be more effective representing yourself in court and working with your Ex's attorney (if any), because even if you’re Ex is committed to a court battle, most judges are likely (very likely) to direct you to negotiate before they commit days of court time to trial of your case. Read more